Bottle cap and closure



Feb. 9, 1943. r B. P. LASKY 4 2,310,299

BOTTLE CAP AND CLOSURE Filed Oct. 3, 1941 w 22 A v I Patented Feb. 9, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOTTLE CAP AND CLOSURE Bernard P. Lasky, Beverly Hills, Calif.

Application October 3, 1941, Serial No. 413,509

1 Claim.

This invention relates to bottle closures and it consists in the constructions, arrangements and combinations herein described and claimed.

It is the cardinal object of the invention to provide a bottle closure or cap which may be made as an integral part of the bottle, permitting the dispensing of a liquid, yet preventing refilling of the bottle. It is a further object of the invention to provide a combined dispens ing cap and closure cap therefor, the latter effectively sealing the bottle when applied, yet readily removable for dispensing of a liquid from the bottle, and further affords a protection to the dispensing cap during transportation.

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention will be apparent from the following description considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a bottle having my invention applied thereon Figure 2 is a similar view with the closure cap removed.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1, partly in section.

Figure 4 is an elevation of the dispensing cap.

There is illustrated a bottle IO having an exteriorly threaded neck II, as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3. It should be noted that the threads I 2 stop short of the upper end of the neck a substantial distance, and immediately above the uppermost thread portion there is formed a circumscribing groove IS.

A dispensing cap i4 is provided, having a semi-spherical body 15 terminating in an annular skirt IS. The skirt I6 is of a diameter so as to snugly fit around the neck of the bottle and of a length so as to present the lower edge above the groove l3, where it may be turned thereinto for securement of the cap to the neck. The cap 14 maybe formed from metal, plastic or glass, and obviously may be cemented to the neck for securement if desired.

The semi-spherical body I5 is perforated, as at H, the perforations being quite small but of sufiicient number to permit ready flow of liquid therethrough.

A vent tube I8 is integrally formed with the body l5, of a length extending well into the neck, as shown.

A closure cap 19 is employed for sealing the bottle when not in use or during shipment, which consists of a body portion 20 having a shape conforming to that of the dispensing cap H, but of greater dimensions, so that the cap I9 will snugly seat upon the cap l4.

A cork insert 2| is positioned within the cap l9, adapted to snugly engage the dispensing cap l4 when the threaded skirt portion 22 is engaged upon the threaded neck of the bottle. The cork insert 2| is semi-spherical in shape complemental tothe dispensing cap and the closure cap and of such size as to overlie and close the perforations I1 when the cap I9 is fully engaged upon the neck and the cap M.

The cap is particularly well suited to use in dispensing liquors since a customer maybe sure that an inferior grade of liquor has not been substituted, and inuse, the closure cap I9 is removed, and the bottle held over the glass to be filled, so that perforations I! will discharge the liquor thereinto. Air will enter through the tube I8, permitting free flow of the liquor.

While I have specifically shown and described the invention, this is by way of illustration only and I consider as my own all such modifications in structure as fairly fallwithin the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A dispensing cap for a bottle having a threaded neck and 'a groove above the uppermost thread, said cap having a semi-spherical upper end and a depending skirt portion adapted to snugly fit the bottle neck, the skirt being permanently secured at its lower end within the groove, said cap further having a plurality of apertures formed in a side thereof, a vent tube on the cap of a length to be extended into a bottle neck, a closure cap threadedly engaged with the threads of the bottle neck and having a shape corresponding to the first cap, and a similarly shaped cork in the closure cap constructed and adapted to overlie the apertures of the first cap when the closure cap is fully engaged upon a bottle neck, but of a depth stopping short of the lower edge of the skirt portion a substantial distance. 7

BERNARD P. LASKY. 

